diff --git a/package/.Rbuildignore b/package/.Rbuildignore
index a2d63c9010..bf4db8c90d 100644
--- a/package/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/package/.Rbuildignore
@@ -16,3 +16,12 @@
 _freeze$
 \.quarto$
 _site$
+
+# git
+^.*.gitkeep$
+
+# tests
+^.*rbuildkeep$
+^.*.js$
+^.*.ttf$
+^.*.woff2$